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BOSTON (Reuters) - A resort in northern Vermont has settled a lawsuit brought after it refused to host a lesbian couple's wedding reception, citing the innkeepers' "personal feelings. " The Wildflower Inn in Lyndonville declined to host an event for Kate Linsley (nee Baker) and Ming Linsley, both of New York, saying innkeepers Mary and Jim O'Reilly did not host "gay receptions. " As part of the settlement, the resort will pay $10,000 to the Vermont Human Rights Commission and place $20,000 in a charitable trust to be disbursed by the Linsleys, according to the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Vermont.

Mike Stidham is asking Willcox Inn to do something in Saturday's Arlington Million that no other Chicago-based horse has done. If the trainer's 12-1 shot outruns his 10 opponents he will become the first Chicago-based winner in the 30-year history of the multi-national race. The best performance of a summer resident of Arlington Park is Evanescent's second place for trainer Lou Goldfine in the 1993 race Star of Cozzene won. Willcox Inn is joined by two other homebodies in the 11-horse field but the credentials of Vertiformer (20-1)

My friend Don reserved and prepaid a room at a Portland airport hotel through Priceline, but his cross-country flight was delayed, and when he finally arrived after midnight, the desk clerk told him the hotel had no rooms available. Even after Don showed paperwork proving he had prepaid in full, the clerk repeated, "no rooms." Instead, the clerk offered the unofficial remedy of "walking" an oversold guest to another hotel and paying for the night at that hotel. The first hotel also claimed that it would authorize Priceline to refund the room cost -- which hasn't happened yet but probably will.

What's with the nonstop chatter? No, it's not teens gabbing and texting their way through your family vacation. We're talking chickens - 250 white-and-black striped hens to be exact - whose eggmobile is parked just behind one of the guesthouses at the Inn at Valley Farms ( http://www.innatvalleyfarms.com ) in Walpole, N.H., where we spent the weekend recently. For the uninitiated, the eggmobile, a mobile henhouse, is based on the one designed and built by Virginia farmer Joel Salatin and described in Michael Pollan's book "The Omnivore's Dilemma.

This story begins with soup, then moves on to an oversized fish sandwich, its connection to a steakhouse from long ago, its dapper current owner and, finally, that old trope of how the more things change, the more they stay the same. But first, soup, and how a modest bowl became a semi-legend at one downtown building. A friend, who in my mind is Chicago's great arbiter of soups, recommended a chicken tortilla soup at the Board of Trade, where he used to work. He's a trusted palate.

Naperville Police say a man robbed the Days Inn Hotel on the 1300 block of Ogden Avenue early Saturday morning. The man walked in, displayed a small handgun and demanded cash. The clerk obliged. He fled south through the parking lot on foot with the money, police said. Police sought assistance from the Lisle Police Department and used a police dog to try to track the suspect but weren't able to locate anyone. Police said he was white, weighed about 175 pounds and was in his mid 20s. He stood about 6-feet 2-inches tall and had a scruffy beard, dark coat, dark sunglasses and a knit hat. chicagobreaking@tribune.com

Soft lights glint off the new black walnut bar that stretches across the south wall of the Gale Street Inn. Matching panels curve up the walls to meet the ceiling, leaving the impression that you've boarded a classy train car. Jazz bubbles up softly as waiters — dressed in black pants, black ties and white shirts — buzz about the room. It's early on a Monday night, the night the bar usually hosts a live band and marks down its signature baby back ribs by $5. But tonight's a special night: To celebrate the bar's recent remodeling, the Gale Street Inn has set the flat-screen TVs over the bar to the Bears-Eagles game and allowed its bartenders to don jerseys.

By Mary Forgione and Special to Tribune Newspapers | November 27, 2011

Red Roof Inn fans, get ready to boot up your computer. The budget motel chain kicks off Cyber Monday by taking 15 percent off room rates at selected sites for winter reservations made during a 24-hour period. To get this deal, go to the website or call 800-733-7663 and make a reservation using the VP code 608270. The sale ends 10:59 p.m. CST Monday. For an idea of what rooms usually cost, I checked locations on a random weekend (Dec. 9 to 11) and found the following prices (excluding tax)

By Mary Forgione and Special to Tribune Newspapers | September 1, 2011

The Red Roof Inn motel chain has a deal for those 50 and older (President Obama, are you listening?): Stay at one of its 345 properties around the country and save 15 percent on your room. The discount is meant to honor grandparents ( National Grandparents Day falls on Sept. 11), but you don't have to have grandkids to cash in. The deal: The 15 percent discount is good for reservations made online, via phone or in person using the promotional code "607564. " You must have a driver's license or other government-issued ID to prove your age. When: The offer is good through the end of September.